Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mill Neck, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mill Neck and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mill Neck
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Mill Neck:
- 40.884090, -73.557903
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mill Neck
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Nassau County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Nassau County
- Since Mill Neck is near Suffolk County and also Westchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Suffolk County
- eBird sighting report for Westchester County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mill Neck ...
We found one communities that share the name Mill Neck.
Within New York, the name Mill Neck is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named Mill Neck in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mill Neck ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Centre Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centre Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centre Island
- Centre Island is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- Cove Neck
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Cove is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,005 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Cove <3>
- Glen Head
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Head
- Glen Head is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Head <3>
- Laurel Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laurel Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Hollow
- Laurel Hollow is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,027 people
- Lloyd Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lloyd Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd Harbor
- Lloyd Harbor is located in Suffolk County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,650 people
- Locust Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Nassau County
- Locust Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
- Locust Valley is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Valley <3>
- Muttontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Muttontown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muttontown
- Muttontown is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,673 people
- Oyster Bay
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay
- Oyster Bay is located in Nassau County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oyster Bay <3>
- Oyster Bay Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Bay Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Bay Cove
- Oyster Bay Cove is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,243 people
- Sea Cliff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sea Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Cliff
- Sea Cliff is located in Nassau County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,056 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sea Cliff <3>
How Far From Mill Neck to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Mill Neck to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mill Neck and extending to:
- Mineola, which is the Seat of Nassau County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mill Neck to Mineola, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,250 miles [6,839.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mill Neck. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Nassau County: www.nassaucountyny.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mill Neck) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mill Neck. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8841, Longitude: -73.5579 In this case, the coordinates for Mill Neck have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Mill Neck to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.658 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.224 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.392 degrees. |